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3rd EAC Science, Technology and Innovation Conference opens in Nairobi

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 6th March, 2024: The 3rd East African Community Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Conference opened in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday with an appeal to all stakeholders to work together to enable the Community to tap into and benefit from STI opportunities and accelerate their diffusion.

Making the appeal, Ms. Hendrina C. Doroba, the Division Manager in charge of Education and Skills Development at the African Development Bank (AfDB) East Africa Regional Office said that accelerating development and diffusion of STI in East Africa will not only lead to the growth of innovative solutions to regional challenges but also drive commercialisation of such innovations for industrial development.

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EAC Secretary General, Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki (right), receives the Federal Republic of Somalia’s instrument of ratification of the Treaty of Accession to EAC from Somalia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hon. Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi, at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

Somalia finally joins EAC as the bloc's 8th Partner State

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 4th March, 2024: The Federal Republic of Somalia has finally joined the East African Community as the bloc’s 8th Partner State after officially depositing her instrument of ratification of the Treaty of Accession with the EAC Secretary General at a ceremony held at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

Somalia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hon. Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi, presented the Horn of Africa nation’s instrument of ratification to the EAC Secretary General, Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki, completing the admission process in line with EAC Procedure for Admission of new members.

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